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Episode 57: The Wessex Literary Revival

The History of English Podcast

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Old English Hand Signals and Their Origins

Exploring a manuscript surviving a fire in Robert Cotton's library, this chapter delves into the origins and meanings of hand signs and signals in Old English times. It provides translations and original text for these ancient instructions, alongside the history and etymology of related words like 'signal' and 'sign.'

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